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April 13, 1743 — Thomas Jefferson, the Man Who Wrote Freedom

April 13, 1743 — Thomas Jefferson, the Man Who Wrote Freedom

On April 13, 1743, a boy was born on a remote Virginia farm. At 33, he wrote the words 'all men are created equal.' He also owned roughly 600 enslaved people in his lifetime. The story of Thomas Jefferson — America's most luminous and most contradictory founder.

Apr 13, 2026
The First Shot — April 12, 1861: The Civil War Begins

The First Shot — April 12, 1861: The Civil War Begins

At 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, Confederate cannons opened fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. That first shell started the deadliest war in American history — a conflict that would kill more than 620,000 Americans before it was over.

Apr 12, 2026
Everyone Survived — Captain Chesley Sullenberger and the Miracle on the Hudson

Everyone Survived — Captain Chesley Sullenberger and the Miracle on the Hudson

On January 15, 2009, Captain Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger safely ditched US Airways Flight 1549 on the frigid Hudson River after both engines were destroyed by a bird strike, saving all 155 people on board. His calm decision-making in just 208 seconds—and his refusal to leave the sinking plane until he had walked the cabin twice—made him an enduring American hero.

Apr 12, 2026
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